Marlon Ratliff. Atlanta wedding photographer and filmmaker, twenty-plus years in.

I started shooting weddings more than twenty years ago, and I have never stopped. In that time I've worked in just about every kind of venue metro Atlanta has: historic mansions, church sanctuaries, mill ruins, museum steps, backyards, ballrooms, and a few places that were not supposed to be venues at all.

What I care about hasn't changed. It's the part you'll want to watch again in ten years. The look between you before anyone notices. Your father's face during the vows. Your grandmother laughing in the back row. The last song of the night.

Photography and film have always been one craft to me, not two. I started in video, learned to see light through a stills camera, and now the two inform each other on every wedding day. The photographs have a cinematic sense of moment; the films have a photographer's eye for composition.

How a wedding with us goes

Before. We meet, usually over a call, and I learn who matters to you and what you actually want to remember. We build the timeline together so the light, the schedule, and your energy line up. Your engagement session is a low-stakes rehearsal for being in front of the camera.

The day. I'm there early and I stay through the moments that matter. Coverage is mostly documentary, with light direction when it helps. Formals are quick and organized. Portraits get a protected window around the best light.

After. A sneak peek lands within 48 hours. The full gallery follows in 4 to 6 weeks, the films in 8 to 10. You get everything with a full print release, and I am still reachable for albums, prints, and anniversary questions years later.